all that glitters is gold [AFTERPARTY]

[sixfingeredstan]

[It's been a very long, and very upsetting morning, and honestly, Ford is feeling goddamn drained. All the events of the day have hit him like a ton of bricks. And as much as he wants nothing more than to sleep for about a week...well. There's work to do.

After talking it over with Fiddleford, his first mission is hitting the kitchen and scraping together all the eggs, potatoes, and onions he can find. It takes him a good few hours, but eventually he's got five big casserole dishes full of kugel, steaming hot, fresh out of the oven. He stacks up a big pile of plates, forks, and serving utensils and carries it all into the lounge in trips.

Next is the business of the still. Between the two of them, the two Fords manage to get it into the lounge and set it up on a table where it's easy to access. Ford also pilfers a big glass jug of apple juice for the kids and puts it nearby. All the adults are free to partake of a cup of Fiddleford's sugar shine. They'll be needing it, tonight.

Lastly, are the notes. Ford writes them all out in his neat, block lettering, and slips one under each door—pausing at the doors of the deceased with a sad frown each time.

The lounge is quiet while they wait for everyone to arrive, save for the sounds of banjo music....

Comments

[aboyandhiscar]

[??? Mike tilts his head, genuinely curious.]

Well, I'm asking. Where'd folks pick that name up from anyway?

[amadeusrockette]

You can add "chen" or "lien" to words in German to make them smaller. [Wait, no. That's not quite what she means.] Cuter, I mean. So it's a common way to make a nickname for someone, where I'm from.

I've never had any other nicknames.

[This is actually the most people she's ever been friendly with at one time, so L M A O. The fact that anyone?? Is asking about a nickname??? Or even giving her one?????]

[aboyandhiscar]

Heh! I was about to ask how that worked, that makes more sense. [Sort of. Who is an uncultured city boy? THIS GUUUY]

Cute works! But just off the top of my head. . .how about Juju? [Said like yuyu, if he manages to get the pronunciation right.] Oooor heck, Winter? You've got a cool last name, too. What do you think?

[amadeusrockette]

I sort of like Juju [She laughs about Winter, though.] but it'd be vinter not winter. Veh is like an English . . . fau? I think it's fau.

[She knows like four words in English and one of them is "selfie," like heck she remembers how the English alphabet works when drunk.]

[aboyandhiscar]

Iii am not sure myself but you're the language master here! [even if drunk] Jeeze I gotta lot to learn about stuff that's like. . .not in Detroit, haha.

But okay, how about I call you Juju? 'Least til you decide if you're sick of it.

[amadeusrockette]

It's okay, I don't know anything about America or English! [She's still not sure if Carolina is actually two states, because that seems really fake.] Juju is fine. I . . . I like it.

[aboyandhiscar]

Puts us in the same boat then. [it's probably fake, even America is not sure. He laughs, lighting up at hearing she's cool with it.]

Alright! Juju it is then, it's official. Now you won't get any more slip ups from me, heh!